YUNGBLUD is the moniker of 19 year old English alt-rock musician Dominic Harrison. He recently released his full length debut album, 21st Century Liability. The album is full of protest songs written from the youth perspective. One of the more potent tunes off of the album is “Machine Gun (F**k the NRA)”. It analyses the stigma of mental illness and how […]
Learn more →“White man came across the sea He brought us pain and misery He killed our tribes, killed our creed He took our game for his own need” Those are the opening lyrics to Iron Maiden’s 1982 heavy metal classic “Run To The Hills.” The tune which deals with the European colonization of Native land, is giving a radical and poignant […]
Learn more →“London Is Burning” is the first single from Joe Strummer 001, a compilation of rarities and unreleased material which is due out September 28, 2018. Of course, Strummer is most known for his work with The Clash. As one of the most influential bands of all-time that was more than enough to ensure a lasting legacy. But his body of work […]
Learn more →American saxophonist Donny McCaslin is best known as being the bandleader on David Bowie’s final album, 2016’s Blackstar. He recently released “What About The Body”, the first single from his upcoming album. The tune features lyrics and vocals from Ryan Dahle. Dahle is a Canadian musician best known for being a member of alt-rock bands Age of Electric, Limblifter and Mounties. […]
Learn more →Part of what makes music so powerful is that it can take on a new perspective based on who is doing the singing. The 1965 The Beatles tune, “Drive My Car” is transformed into a female empowerment anthem when sung from the perspective of a Saudi Arabian women who previously was unable to legally drive. This reworking of “Drive My […]
Learn more →“Liberated” is the title track off of Detroit rapper Dej Loaf upcoming album. The tune also features soulful contributions from Leon Bridges. The celebratory music video begins with several people of color and LGBTQ discussing their viewpoints on liberation and freedom. From there DeJ Loaf kicks in with the opening verse which offers a shout out to the “the girls that don’t […]
Learn more →On August 9, 1997, Abner Louima, a Haitian immigrant was brutalized and sodomized by New York police officers. The incident raised serious questions about police brutality and the treatment of immigrants. As a response to this glaring injustice, in 1998 Trinidadian calypso singer David Rudder composed and released the tune “The Immigrants”. Even though the tune was written with a specific […]
Learn more →“Severed” is off of the Portland indie band 2018 studio album, I’ll Be Your Girl. It is their 8th studio album and it represents a departure in sound. The tunes are more synth heavy than previous efforts. Also like many artists the music was heavily influenced by the 2016 US Presidential election. In a statement made to the Current, lead singer Colin Meloy […]
Learn more →Feminist hardcore punk band War On Women just released a new music video for “Anarcha” from their 2018 album Capture The Flag. The tune captures a dark moment in US history. It deals with three enslaved black women Anarcha, Lucy, and Betsey who were experimented on by James Marion Sims. Sims is commonly referred to as the founding father of modern gynecology. The video […]
Learn more →In celebration of the 50th anniversary of CCR, the band released their first official music video for their 1969 protest classic “Fortunate Son”. John Fogerty composed the Vietnam War era tune as an indictment of elitism in connection with the draft. It was partly inspired by former US President Dwight Eisenhower’s grandson David, who ended up marrying then US President […]
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